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CT18 8DA

North Downs West · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Folkestone
Ward
North Downs West
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT18 8AR 253 m
CT18 8BS 275 m
CT18 8DB 305 m
CT18 8NR 306 m
CT18 8DE 309 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT18 8DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT18
Postcode sector
CT18 8
Latitude
51.114253
Longitude
1.098479
British National Grid easting
616,963
British National Grid northing
139,561

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Electoral ward
North Downs West · E05010024
Parish or community
E04005023
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124609
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008D · E01024550
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cornerways, 2, Teddars Leas Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DA 26 June 2026 £353,000
Pleasant View, Teddars Leas Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DA 27 March 2025 £432,000
Cedars, Teddars Leas Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DA 2 August 2024 £590,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Lyminge Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

  2. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

  3. Harcourt Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

43 female, 47 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.4
CT18 8 residents
3,426

Age bands in CT18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

212 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

535 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

847 residents

Age 65 and over
34.8%

1,073 residents

This postcode contained 2.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

    THE SURGERY, CHURCH ROAD, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8HY

    ODS code G82652

    1.8 km

  • HAWKINGE AND ELHAM

    ELHAM SURGERY, OLD ROAD, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6UH

    ODS code G82165

    4.3 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PU

    ODS code G82069

    4.5 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Drive

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • The Gatekeeper

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • St Marys Drive

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • The Gatekeeper

    BCT · Etchinghill

    0.2 miles

  • Little Beachborough

    BCT · Beachborough

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,010 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £590,000 from 7 recorded sales in CT18 8DA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Folkestone and Hythe is £304,717 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lyminge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.